Fight over a girl led to stabbing at Stafford High

Fight over a girl led to Stafford High stabbingAs victim recovers, classmate faces charges

PAIGE HEWITT, HOUSTON CHRONICLE

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6:30 am CST, Friday, December 11, 2009

Stafford High School was put on lockdown Friday after a 17-year-old student was stabbed by another student.

Stafford High School was put on lockdown Friday after a 17-year-old student was stabbed by another student.

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Stafford High School was put on lockdown Friday after a 17-year-old student was stabbed by another student.

Stafford High School was put on lockdown Friday after a 17-year-old student was stabbed by another student.

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Fight over a girl led to stabbing at Stafford High

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A 17-year-old Stafford High School student was in good condition after being stabbed in the stomach with a screwdriver by a rival over a girl's affections Friday morning, school officials said.

Stafford police took into custody a 17-year-old suspect, accused of stabbing his classmate two or three times.

He is facing charges in the Harris County adult court system, said detective Raphael Virata.

The two 17-year-olds apparently had been in an ongoing dispute over the female classmate, said Stafford Superintendent H.D. Chambers, Neither of the students is involved in any extracurricular activities at the school, Chambers added.

The young men were in a back office area that includes an assistant principal's office around 8:20 a.m. when one teen stabbed the other, Chambers said.

The superintendent did not know whether any students or staff witnessed the stabbing, but said two teachers quickly responded. The school immediately shifted into crisis mode and ordered a lockdown.

The victim was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital-The Texas Medical Center by helicopter.

“We're disheartened by it,” Chambers said. “Anytime you have a student react like this, it catches everyone by surprise. It makes us all really think about safety and security and make sure everyone is safe.”